Chapter 69: The City of Leicester
Derbyshire mainstream media reporters weren't seeing what they wanted to see at Derbyshire's training ground, and they were annoyed. They don't have that much appeal to change anything, and the only thing they can do is to continue to criticize Wansheng after they leave.
Criticism of all kinds.
First his 'passive' defensive tactics, then the 'featureless' of the team's training, then the hubris of Wan Sheng, and the 'sadness' of the soon-to-be-forgotten Derby County veteran Nico Hertzger, in short, there are many variations.
Looking at the coverage of the mainstream media in Derbyshire, anyone must sigh – the human imagination is powerful.
But Wan Sheng didn't care what these people said.
He didn't respond to the criticism from the media at all, he didn't do anything to prove himself, the only thing he did was get the team to train normally and go into the game in the best possible condition.
That's all he does.
In Wansheng's view, just to fight a war of words, to say something, is not as powerful as a victory, not to mention, those media will not listen to what you say at all, and what they say, will not affect Wansheng at all, in his heart, as long as the club believes in himself, the players believe in themselves, and now more fans believe in themselves, what the specific local mainstream media say, does it matter?
The only thing that matters is victory!
He led the team to the next two big games with 100 per cent seriousness.
In the first two days of the match against Leicester City, Wan Sheng even asked the players to reduce their personal training and devote all their energy to tactical training.
In his opinion, tactical training is the most important.
At present, the team has only been training under him for more than a month, and his tactical ideas and ideas have only just begun to be implemented.
Half-time tackles, counter-attacks, that's just the initial tactical thinking.
Even at this point, the team has not fully adapted to it, in his tactical idea, even if it is a defensive counterattack, the team should not be passive, but should take the initiative to steal, take the initiative to run, take the initiative to attack, use the constant running to disrupt the opponent's attack, and get the opportunity to play fast football.
Fast football is a counterattack, and it is also a normal offense.
In this attack, if you can maintain 50 per cent possession, then the team will have an advantage, and no matter how high the team is, it will be equivalent to an all-round advantage.
With the average quality of the Derby County players and the coaching skills he brings, Wan Sheng believes that as long as the players can adapt more tactically, everyone can complete their own game tasks, even against League One powerhouses such as Leicester City, they will be able to achieve the ultimate victory.
This was Wansheng's idea, and the pre-match training arrangements were carried out accordingly.
Another job of Wansheng is to remind the players that the team is in a weak position compared to Leicester City and that they must be 100 per cent serious to have a chance of winning against their opponents.
Give the players the idea to implement and it will allow everyone to concentrate in the game and not be careless.
In addition, he also told everyone about the importance of competition.
He reminded everyone that this game is a major event related to the team's relegation, and it must be taken seriously, and it is necessary to play more ruthlessly on the field, and to use constant running and continuous physical confrontation to fight to the death with the other party.
Wan Sheng still has some confidence in the game.
In terms of mutual strength, Derby County has been comprehensively improved for more than a month, although there is still a gap between the overall ability of the players and Leicester City, but the gap is not so obvious, and in terms of tactics, relatively conservative defensive counterattacks, especially when the team's defense is very good, the opponent will not have much advantage no matter how they play.
Another advantage of the team is the home field.
It's a game at Pride Stadium, where tens of thousands of Derby County fans will be there to support the team and the players will be more comfortable with the Pride Stadium, but of course, it's the opposite of what happens to the opposing players.
Then, his coaching skills can give the team a big advantage.
'Resolute Interception' provides a steal bonus that gives the defense a big advantage, 'Fast Rush' allows the team to counterattack faster, and the newly upgraded skill 'Shooting' allows players to shoot more high-quality.
With so many advantages, after paying 100% seriousness, if he can't win the game, Wan Sheng should really blame God and his old man.
But he firmly believes that he can, the team can!
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It's time for the race.
Wan Sheng did not attend the pre-match press conference, and he still asked Diamares to represent him, excuse himself...... Not feeling well.
He didn't want to bother thinking about other excuses.
I didn't see Wan Sheng attend the press conference, the reporters were somewhat depressed, they all held their breath after the Derby County lost and wanted to laugh at Wan Sheng in person, but they couldn't find a chance at all, the press conference of the last game, the Chinese coach did not participate, and now the pre-match press conference with Leicester City, he actually did not come to participate?
They all want to go to the FA to complain!
Until then, they still have to satirize the Chinese coach's practices, cowardice, disrespect for journalists, etc., and a series of titles have been pressed on Wan Sheng's head.
They don't think Diamares can really replace Wan Sheng, and few reporters go to interview Diamares, so Leicester City coach Adams, who travels to Pride Stadium, has become the only protagonist.
Perhaps Adams also deserves the title of 'protagonist'.
Leicester have had a good season as they dropped into the First Division last season and no one thought they would have another chance of promotion so quickly, but Adams has done it, and his side are now second in the league and can even compete with Portsmouth for the league title.
'It's going to be tough away from home, but I'm sure we'll be the winners.'
In front of a crowd of journalists, Adams showed full confidence.
"Derby County had a good result before, but their Chinese coach was too young, the young man had momentum, but he couldn't bring stability, so I think this game will be a lesson for him." Adams said.
That tone is completely teaching the younger generations.
In the eyes of the English media, Adams was worthy of sympathy.
He is in his 50s and has managed five teams before, including English side Fulham, but he has struggled to manage five clubs, all of which have been plagued by financial crises. The last was Fulham, and when Fulham's investor Fayyad arrived, Adams thought his fate was about to change, but the first thing Fayyad did when he came to power was to fire him.
Then he came to Leicester City.
Now he is the manager of a League One team, and the opponent of this game, Derby County coach Wan Sheng, is only a young man in his twenties, so young to become the same League One manager as him, Adams is a little jealous of Wan Sheng.
It doesn't matter if the coach of the League One is there, but during this time, many media in England have been reporting on Wan Sheng, and the remarks are good, but it is undeniable that the young Chinese coach has some fame in England, and Adams is inevitably a little unhappy with him.
Now the two teams are playing each other.
Adams doesn't think Wansheng has any ability at all, just like many media say, he is just lucky, on the contrary, Adams has always thought that his luck is very bad, his coaching career has been stumbling, no matter how much hard work has not improved.
He wants to be famous.
But perhaps it's because of luck that he always misses out on opportunities to make a name for himself, even if Leicester City are second in the league right now – his mid-fifties leading last season's relegation team to promotion is normal in the eyes of many, so there hasn't been much coverage about him.
There are not many reports, and it is too difficult to become famous.
So Adams was very jealous of Wan Sheng's ability to coach a League One team at such a young age, and that it was a very good result after taking office.
He believed what the Derbyshire mainstream media said – the young man was just lucky. But relying on luck alone, it will not be easy to get points against his Leicester City.
So Adams has a lot of confidence in the game.
If Wan Sheng said anything 'sure to win', the media reporters would definitely think he was arrogant, because Wan Sheng was not a famous coach, he was just a young man in his twenties. Media reporters don't believe in him or the team he leads.
But when the same thing came out of Adams's mouth, everyone thought that it would not be difficult to defeat Derby County.
There was even a reporter who followed up on Adams' remark and asked how many goals Leicester would win......
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Before the game, Wan Sheng spent a whole day studying the Leicester City game in his room, and he knew a lot about the team's style of play.
This team's style of play is rare in England, they are mainly based on small areas of passing and receiving the ball to advance, and the technical content can be said to be quite high.
Perhaps because of this, Leicester City's results have been up and down.
They are not a big club, there are not too many stars in the team, and the skill level of the players cannot keep up with the style of the team at all, so it is always easy to be suppressed by the opponent in the English game, while in the English League, they are often able to suppress the opponent with skill and play a wonderful attack with fluid combination.
If you want to deal with Leicester City, Wansheng already has a way.
Leicester City, a team that suppresses opponents with technology and cooperation, often has the most troublesome style of play, which tends to be simple and rough, and the team that fights hard and grabs hard in defense is not good, after all, no matter how good the cooperation is, it will fall as soon as it is put down, otherwise a foul can directly stop the attack. In the face of such an opponent, Leicester City did not have many options, because they did not have the skills to completely suppress and could not fully control the game with their skills.
Derby County is one of those teams.
Most of the players in Derby County are physical, if you have to say what style of the team is...... It can be said that there is no at all, and the first head coach changed to a different style.
After Wan Sheng became the head coach, he has always emphasized the team's steals, so the team's style is on the fierce side, and there will be a lot of physical collisions in defense.
Therefore, the current Derby County is somewhat restrained towards Leicester City.
Wan Sheng put the team on the defensive foot, let Leicester City attack, they are just desperate to find opportunities to counter-attack, no matter how good their skills are, they will have to face the result of fighting Derby County, then their technical advantage will be lost.
Before the game, he heard Diamares talk about the interview at the press conference.
He just snorted coldly and immediately looked at each player.
'What did you all hear from the manager of Leicester? He was so ashamed to say that he wanted to take the victory away from Pride Field? How many goals do they have to win in the game? ”
Why did he say that? He is provoking! ”
"He looked down on us and thought they were second in the league, a promoted team, they could definitely beat us, a 'relegated' team!"
Wansheng bites the word 'downgrade' very clearly.
"Now I'm happy because I'm sure we're going to use the game to sue him, provoke us and underestimate what we're going to do!"
"I've said it many times how to play! Now I just want to say again, we have to play more resolutely and fiercely! Don't let them play lightly, and stop them directly with fouls when appropriate! ”
"I hope that in the game, I can see that their players will be afraid of us, and if we can do it, I believe that the victory will be ours, you know? Guys! ”
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